2. INTRODUCTION
• 1st World Of Beer
– 2007, Pensacola, FL
– Scott Zepp & Matt LaFon
• 35 WOBs in 11 States
• SMU Blvd location
– December 11, 2012
– 2nd in DFW
3. WHO GOES TO WOB?
• Young professionals (25-40)
• SMU/college students
• Locals
• Beer connoisseurs
4. PURPOSE
• To study how World Of Beer uses
existing marketing strategies to
deliver new products
5. CULTURE OF LEISURE
• Existing Marketing Strategies
– Alcohol
– Live Music
– Sports
– Wi-Fi
– Food: BYOF
– Trivia/Bingo
– Promotions
– Loyalty Program
– Community
6. BEER
• 500+ types (41 on draft)
• Offerings change daily
• 23 countries represented
–“The biggest thing is
selection, and no one has the
sort of selection we have.”
– Manny Ballesteros, General Manager
7. LOYALTY CLUB PROGRAM
• Keeps tally of tried beers
• Smart Phone Application
• Rewards
– Bragging Rights
– Merchandise
– Giveaways
– Discounts
9. CHANGING THE BAR EXPERIENCE
• Existing strategies
–First-time customers
• What makes them return?
–Drinking is channeled as a different activity
• Try new beers
• Expand beer knowledge
11. KNOWLEDGE OF BEER
“If we can spread craft
knowledge to young people, it
is going to help us in the long
run.”
- Manny Ballesteros, General Manager
12. KEITH NEGUS
• “An industry produces culture
and culture produces an
industry.”
–Industry produces culture
• WOB uses existing marketing strategies
–Culture produces an industry
• WOB is introducing new products
13. WHY DOES IT WORK?
• Because SMU students have money?
–NO
• Because:
– First of it’s kind
– No competition
– Familiar scene
– New experience